======Flanders======
=====Location Information=====
  * **Type:** Muggle region
  * **Location:** Western [[Europe]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** Primarily [[Muggle]]s
  * **Key Features:** Known historical site of an [[Augurey]] nest.
=====Description and History=====
Flanders is a region in Western [[Europe]], known in the [[wizarding world]] as the location where a [[champion]] from the [[Brazilian]] [[school of magic]], [[Castelobruxo]], was discovered after getting into trouble during a past [[Triwizard Tournament]].
The exact year of the incident is unknown, but it was memorable enough to be used as a cautionary tale decades later. The [[champion]], whose name is not recorded, was found in a [[tree]] by the [[Head of the Wizengamot]]. The [[wizard]] was discovered playing the [[flute]] to a nest of [[Augurey]]s, magical birds whose cry was once believed to foretell death. The specific circumstances that led the [[champion]] to Flanders from the [[tournament]] grounds remain a mystery.
=====Role in the Story=====
Flanders is mentioned once in //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]//. While discussing the upcoming [[Second Task]], [[Harry Potter]] is warned about the dangers and unpredictability of the [[Triwizard Tournament]] by [[Barty Crouch Jr.]], who is magically disguised as the [[Auror]] [[Alastor Moody]].
To illustrate his point about the need for "CONSTANT VIGILANCE!", [[Moody]] recalls the story of the [[Castelobruxo]] [[champion]] being found bewildered in Flanders. This historical anecdote serves to build the lore of the [[Triwizard Tournament]] by highlighting its perilous history and international scope. Simultaneously, it is part of [[Crouch Jr.]]'s calculated effort to manipulate [[Harry]] by offering seemingly helpful advice and earning his trust.
=====Known Areas Within=====
  * A [[tree]] that once housed a nest of [[Augurey]]s.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
Flanders is a real-world historical region that covers parts of modern-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Its use in the novel grounds the [[wizarding world]] by connecting it to real-world geography, suggesting that [[wizard]]s and magical [[creature]]s can be found even in predominantly [[Muggle]] areas.